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A Chinese court has sentenced researcher He Jiankui to three years in prison for creating the world's first gene-edited babies.
Gene Editing

Experts Horrified by Leaked CRISPR Baby Study

The paper accompanying the controversial experiment went unpublished — until now. 

By Kristin Houser

DARPA-funded scientist Christoffer Heckman argues that some sort of new guidelines are needed to keep engineers from building autonomous weapons.
DARPA

DARPA Scientist: Engineers Must Stop Making Autonomous Weapons

"But I am also concerned about the risks that new technologies pose, especially if they are exploited by malicious people."

By Dan Robitzski

Four new papers reveal new findings from NASA's Parker Solar Probe that could rewrite the way we understand the way stars are born, evolve, and die.
Science & Energy

Scientists Mystified: Sun’s Magnetic Field Appears to be Flipping

"Getting data at the source is already revolutionizing our understanding of our own star."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS captured footage of a comet suddenly exploding in a bizarre phenomenon called a comet outburst.
Science & Energy

Watch NASA’s New Footage of a Comet Exploding

It's grainy, but epic.

By Dan Robitzski

The latest space supply mission to the ISS will include “mighty mice,” rodents genetically engineered to grow larger muscles than normal.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Sending Super-Muscular Mice to the Space Station

The rodents could help astronauts stay healthy in microgravity.

By Kristin Houser

Detecting killer asteroids could become more difficult for astronomers as SpaceX adds more satellites to its Starlink constellation.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s Satellite Constellation Could Hide Killer Asteroids

If you can't see a dangerous space rock, how can you stop it?

By Kristin Houser

A comprehensive new analysis of 50 years' worth of medical data has linked heavy, frequent marijuana use with an increased risk of testicular cancer.
Cancer

New Analysis: Marijuana Seems to Be Linked to Testicular Cancer

Bad news, stoners.

By Dan Robitzski

China is taking DNA samples from its persecuted Uigher population to develop a troubling new form of genetic surveillance.
Gene Editing

China Is Using Blood From Minorities For Genetic Research

The country is taking DNA from its persecuted Uigher population.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese construction company Winsun has finished building a 3D-printed river revetment more than 500 meters (1,640 feet) long.
3D Printing

China Just Completed the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Structure

It's more than 1,640 feet long.

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers developed a new trick that will help them determine whether so-called Earth-like exoplanets actually have their own atmospheres.
Science & Energy

Scientists’ New Trick Can Tell if an Exoplanet Has an Atmosphere

Enhance! Enhance!

By Dan Robitzski

The Department of Homeland Security is proposing regulations that would require all travellers to have their faces scanned when entering or leaving the U.S.
Future Society

U.S. Homeland Security Wants to Scan the Face of All Travelers

The plans are already being met with sharp criticism.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers used eye-tracking tech on people looking at breasts in the hopes the data would lead to better breast surgery outcomes.
Studies

Surgeons Use Eye-Tracking Tech to Find the “Perfect Boob”

A hundred people stared at breasts — for science.

By Kristin Houser

New studies suggest that planet-wide dust storms and gigantic plumes called dust towers could have sucked up the planet's surface water.
Science & Energy

NASA Suggests Giant Dust Storms Blew Mars’ Water Into Space

Massive dust towers might have helped dry out the planet's surface.

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers stole the personal data of women who bought plus-size clothing, selling the records to online advertisers who can now target the victims.
Science & Energy

Hackers Stole, Sold Data of Women Who Bought Plus-Sized Clothes

They were auctioning the personal data off to online advertisers.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists recreated the bizarre activity of brain cells in tiny new chips, potentially leading to a new generation of artificial medical devices.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Finally Build Artificial Brain Cells

Brain-inspired circuitry just took a huge leap forward.

By Dan Robitzski

Infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar's brother Roberto Escobar is now selling a folding phone he claims is practically unbreakable.
Robots and Machines

Pablo Escobar’s Brother Is Selling An “Unbreakable” Folding Phone

The Escobar Fold 1 costs $349, and you can't return it or get a refund.

By Kristin Houser

A Boeing 767 airplane losing the evacuation slide off the jet while flying over a Boston suburb, landing just feet away from where two people were standing.
Advanced Transport

Evacuation Slide Falls off Boeing Jet, Lands in Backyard

It landed feet away from a Boston homeowner.

By Kristin Houser

The cops of San Luis Potosi, Mexico just announced plans to buy a Cybertruck fleet, making it the second police force interested in the vehucle.
Advanced Transport

Mexican Cops Pre-Order Fleet of Cybertrucks

Is this the police vehicle of the future?

By Dan Robitzski

The Russian government confirmed it will replace Wikipedia with an online version of the "Great Russian Encyclopedia," Reuters reports.
Future Society

Russia Says It Will Replace Wikipedia With State-Run Site

"At least that will be reliable information, presented in a good, modern way."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just announced that it finally found the crash site debris and remains of India's long lost lunar lander called Vikram.
NASA

NASA Spots Remains of India’s Lost Lunar Lander

An impact crater and debris field mark the lander's final resting place.

By Victor Tangermann